From a tiny sprig to a pot bursting with blooms, it only took her 2 months
How does a tiny sprig of Japanese stonecrop (Sedum lineare) explode into a full pot?
A gardening friend told Huahua that he asked a neighbor for a tiny sprig of Japanese stonecrop, and unexpectedly, in only 2 months, it completely filled the pot!
A tiny sprig:
Exploding into a full pot:
How to care for it so it explodes into a full pot?
1. Give it plenty of sun
If you want Japanese stonecrop to fill its pot as quickly as possible, you need to give it plenty of sun. Normally place it on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill; if conditions allow, growing it outdoors is best.
2. Fertilize more
If you want Japanese stonecrop to explode into a full pot, you need to supply enough nutrients. Apply a diluted, fully fermented liquid fertilizer about once a month, such as soybean cake fertilizer or rice-washing water, so the Japanese stonecrop fills its pot as quickly as possible!
How does a tiny sprig of rose fill a pot with blooms?
This gardening friend said he snipped a rose branch by the roadside, and unexpectedly, 2 years later, the rose had not only covered the wall but was also bursting with flowers!
A tiny sprig:
Exploding into a full pot:
How to care for it so it explodes into a full pot?
1. Plant it in the ground outdoors
If you want a rose to cover a wall and explode into a full pot of blooms within 2 years, it's best to plant it in the ground. After all, planted in the ground outdoors, it gets plenty of light and won't get root rot from overwatering either - killing two birds with one stone!
2. Apply plenty of fertilizer
During the rose's vigorous growth period, apply a fully fermented nitrogen fertilizer 2-3 times a month, such as soybean cake fertilizer or soybean fertilizer. When it enters the flower bud differentiation stage, apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer - you can apply fully fermented banana peel fertilizer 1-2 times a month, or spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, to encourage the rose to bloom more!
How does a tiny sprig of blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) grow into a full pot?
In spring I bought a pot of blue plumbago as a tiny toothpick-sized seedling, and unexpectedly, after one summer, it grew more and more vigorously and soon filled the pot!
A tiny sprig:
Growing into a full pot:
How to care for it so it explodes into a full pot?
1. Give it plenty of sun
The more sun it gets, the more flowers blue plumbago produces. So starting from the seedling stage, give blue plumbago plenty of sunlight - place it on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill, and just make sure it gets more than 6 hours of sunlight a day.
2. Pruning + cuttings
If you want blue plumbago to grow vigorously, you must prune it regularly. Cut off spent flowering branches as well as old and weak branches to avoid wasting nutrients, so it blooms repeatedly; the pruned branches can also be used for cuttings, giving you even more pots of blue plumbago!
How does a tiny sprig of bear's paw (Cotyledon tomentosa) grow into a full pot?
Last year Huahua bought a pot of bear's paw. When it was first bought it had only a few leaves, and after a year of careful care, this year it has completely exploded into a full pot!
A tiny sprig:
Growing into a full pot:
How to care for it so it grows into a full pot?
1. Summer dormancy
If summer temperatures are high, bear's paw will enter a dormant state. If you don't pay attention, it can drop leaves or even die. At this time you must reduce watering, provide shade, avoid harsh sun exposure, and ventilate frequently, so bear's paw can get through summer safely!
2. Beheading and cuttings
If you want bear's paw to fill its pot as quickly as possible, you must behead it. Use sterilized scissors to cut off the top 3-4 leaves of the bear's paw; after the wound dries, place it in slightly moist soil and it will take root, while the beheaded mother plant will sprout even more side shoots from the cut area, so the bear's paw fills its pot as quickly as possible!
How does a tiny sprig of pothos (Epipremnum aureum) grow into a full pot?
When pruning a couple of days ago, Huahua cut off quite a few branches. Just this tiny sprig, casually stuck into the soil, and unexpectedly, a few months later, not only did big white roots appear, but the whole pot had exploded!
A tiny sprig:
Growing into a full pot:
How to care for it so it grows into a full pot?
1. Light + watering
Although pothos is shade-tolerant, it only grows vigorously in a spot indoors with good indirect light. At midday, provide shade to avoid direct sun; in summer, evaporation is fast, so water about once every 2-3 days to avoid wilting from lack of water.
2. Compound fertilizer + rice-washing water
If you want pothos to grow more and more vigorously, you must supply enough fertilizer. The leftover rice-washing water can be sealed in a clean bottle to ferment; summer temperatures are high, so it's ready to use in about half a month. If you find that too much trouble, you can also add 3-5 granules of compound fertilizer to the water when watering.
That's all for today from Huahua.
Have all you gardening friends learned it?
Why not try it yourself,
and enjoy the fun of going from a tiny seedling to a pot bursting with blooms!